Many people, including myself, have trouble forgiving. We replay old experiences and stories in our minds over and over agian. This is similar to watching a bad movie over and over agian.

What if there was another way?

I invite you to replace "forgive" with "release."

This means instead of forgiving someone, you release them.

You release them from your life so that they no longer have a hold of you.

There is alot of energy bound up in the body when we hold on to something. Instead, free that energy so that you can use it for healing, love and connection, helping others, pursuing your purpose, etc.

Instead of asking yourself "how do I forgive them?"

Ask instead, "how do I release them?"

Try saying those two questions in your head. Notice how these have different responses in your body.

Remember, you cannot control everything that happens to you but you can decide how you respond to your circumstances.

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A wise physician once said, "The best medicine for humans is LOVE."

Someone asked, "What if it doesn't work?"

​The physician smiled and answered, "Increase the dose."

Healing can come in many forms and in different ways.

Healing does not have to come from a pill, supplement, bottle, etc.

Medicine does not have to come in a bottle. 

Nature is medicine.

Laughter is medicine.

Vegetables are medicine.

Sleep is medicine.

Gratitude is medicine.

Love is medicine.

Hope is medicine.

​Smiles are medicine.

Which areas in your life do you need to increase your dose?
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Last week, my son had his first day at school as he started kindergarten.

​It was probably just as stressful for me to watch him, as it was for him to go.

We dropped him off at the fence with his teacher, my brave little guy turned around and waved goodbye.

How does one prepare for this moment as a parent? How does a child grow up so fast?

I picked him up after school and he did great. He said he wasn't sad all day. He did get angry when he had to stop playing with the toys to eat. This made me laugh.

He made it through his first day at school, and so did I.

September is a great time to start something new.

After all, it's already ingrained in your nervous system that school starts, there's a new routine, and the weather begins to shift.

Is there something that you've been holding off on that you've wanted to try?

I know I've got to recommit to exercising again.

Let me know in the comments below what your "first day" of a new routine will be.

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When you say "I am happy. I am sad. I am angry.", does that mean that you are the emotion that you say you are?

What if I told you that you are not your emotions?

You may be wondering, "who am I, then?".

You are a person who is experiencing emotions.

Emotions are designed to pass through us, and create change in some way. They are short term and usually less than a few minutes.

If you notice that your emotions are lasting longer, it's because you are stuck in a state. A state of anger, a state of fear, a state of sadness. You either keep replaying a circumstances or the words someone says, over and over again. You then keep experiencing the emotion.

When you experience an intense emotion, often, your body goes into an unconscious state and you react to your emotions. 

Once activated, your sympathetic nrvous system (fight/flight/freeze) takes over and tries to defend you. 

There is another way!

If you fully expericenced your emotions and allow them to move through you, you could have a different reaction in your body and in your life.

Try observing your reactions and being conscious of your emotions.
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You may not be able to choose all the circumstances that are currently going on in your life but, you do have a choice on how you react to them.

In any given moment, you have choice in how your respond to any situation.

What I want you to consider in your reaction is: Is this worth the impact it will have on my nervous system?

We all know that long-term stress can have negative impacts on one's health.

It can suppress your immune system, upset your digestive and reproductive systems, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, and speed up the aging process. It can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems.

If you choose to react to a siutation with negative emotions such as anger (though not all anger is bad), rage, jealousy, envy, etc. there are also impacts on your health.

Poor emotional health can weaken your body’s immune system. This makes you more likely to get colds and other infections during emotionally difficult times.

Also, when you are feeling stressed, anxious, or upset, you may not take care of your health as well as you should. You may not feel like exercising, eating nutritious foods, or taking medicine that your doctor prescribes. You may abuse alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.

Next time you are choosing your response, stop and ask yourself: Is this worth the impact on my nervous system?

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This past week, a long time patient of mine passed away.

It was something I knew was coming, but how can one really prepare?

She was a strong, independent and incredibly loving person who enriched the lives of all those around her.

She will live on in the hearts of her family and friends.

Why is it that we reflect on life, at death? 

Below are lessons that Dr. Smita Malhotra has learned through her years as a pediatrician.

1. Your greatest investment will be in people.

The only things a person in the hospital brings with them is the love and support of their family and friends.

They don’t bring their big house, their expensive car or even their fancy clothes.

They begin to realize that their greatest investment has been in people. It is these same people who will shower them with support, love and good blessings that give strength during the tough times.

And when they have crossed over to the other side, they live on in the hearts and souls of those they have left behind.

2. Be a collector of moments, not a collector of things

For a person in the hospital, every moment is special. People deeply cherish the moments spent laughing together and even watching TV together.

What if we started doing this before someone is on their deathbed?

Learn to be a collector of moments. Cherish the moments with your loved ones as if you were collecting them. Store them in a special place in your heart and always keep looking to add to your collection.

3. Do not stress about approval

The next time you find yourself stressing about what someone else thinks of you, think of your last day on this earth. Will this matter then?

4. When you have a choice between time and money... pick time

We spend so much time stressing about our money. We make portfolios, we create spreadsheets, and we hire stockbrokers. We spend hours trying to figure out how we can get more.

But what if we thought of our time in this way? Have you made a time portfolio? Have you figured out where and how you spend your time?

5. Life is too short to not pursue the dreams that are in your heart

I cannot count how many times I have heard someone say that they wished they had more time to pursue the dreams that were in their heart. Sometimes we put off our dreams for the day when we ‘have the time’ or ‘have more money’. Or we give up on them all together because we don’t think others would approve.

As Danielle LaPorte said:
Do you remember who you were before the world told you who to be?

I am here to remind you that regret is a heartbreaking emotion. Don’t find yourself in the hospital, regretting all the things that you wish you could have done. START NOW.

The best way to honor those we have lost is to make our lives even better. To pursue the dreams that lie deep in our hearts. To invest in people. To never judge. To be a collector of moments. To value our time. To not stress about approval. To always remember who we really are.

And to never ever forget truly how big we are blessed.

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"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." - Dr. Seuss

This past week, I had an episode of "compare-itis." This is where you find yourself comparing some aspect of your life to someone else's and you wish something in your life is different than what it is. It is done in a negative way and not in a way where you look up to someone or see their life as an example of what you could achieve.

What I needed to be reminded of was that, you and I are incomparable to someone else. We each have our unique gifts, life experiences and talents that no one else is the world possesses. 

You are one of a kind, rare and no one is exactly like you. 

Remember that what you attract to you is yours. The "things" you have will work you for you because they are yours. Other people may use your things/tools but your own intentions is what will be the difference in the situation. 

Surgeons in the same hospital are given the same tools to work with but they can have different outcomes based on their experiences, skills, and their intuition.

So, the next time you compare yourself to someone else, remember that you are special and unique in this world and thus, are incomparable to another.

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We will all have a future version of ourselves. No moment is ever repeated and time continues to move on. The question is, will your future you be of your own creation or a conditioned version of yourself?

From @the.holistic.psychologist: 

The current version of ourselves is the conditioned self. The conditioned self comes from our past lived experiences. We have practiced thoughts, emotions, reactions and coping mechanisms unconscious since childhood.

As children, we are deeply influenced by those close to us, our parents, teachers, family, etc. We watch and unconsciously mimic their responses. We then take those actions, emotions, etc. add in our own experiences and then call it our self. If we never examine them, it becomes hard to separate our true self from our conditioned self.

As humans, we have the ability to become conscious to this version of ourselves and have the power to create a new version that is more in alignment with who we really are.

The first step is always to become aware of the present self by witnessing ourselves without judgement.

During this process, it is important to show yourself acceptance and compassion. We also need to understand that our behaviour and reactions were created as a way to protect ourselves from pain.

Our minds and bodies are more powerful than we've been told. To create your future self, you need to take responsibility of who you are.

With repetition and practice, you will create new pathways in your brain and nervous system and thus, new responses in your body.

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At some point in your life, you will come across an opportunity to go on a healing journey or even several of them.

Along your journey, there will be many ups and downs and twists and turns.

One of the biggest sources of suffering, will come from healing journey expectations versus healing journey truths.

From @the.holistic.psychologist:

1. Expectation: Everyone I love will be supportive and understanding of my journey.

Truth: The reality is that some relationships will end, others will change, or shift and you will be misunderstood.

I see this most often with my patients who suffer from long term chronic illnesses such as Lyme Disease or Fibromyalgia.  Sometimes, even their own healthcare providers will not believe that they are sick. Due to the long term nature of their disease, not many people can stick with them and support them through the entire healing process. 

2. Expectation: My new boundaries will be respected.

Truth: Boundaries will feel like abandonment or like they're 'selfish' to those who don't have them in their life now.

3. Expectation: Awakening will be smooth sailing.

Truth: Awakening in a traumatized collective will be at times terrifying and isolating and I will have to face may things that leave me feeling angry or confused.

Like any journey, you will be tested. Tested in ways that you won't be prepared for. Your faith, your beliefs, who you are as a person, will be challenged and you will have the opportunity to choose and re-choose who you are, usually on a daily basis.

4. Expectation: I will unlearn all of my patterns and respond in new ways every day.

Truth: I will often fall back into familiar patterns and old reactions that help me grow and evolve.

5. Expectation: I will become happy, fulfilled and monk-like.

Truth: Shame, guilt, fear and lots of old conditioning will come up in the process.

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"May your dreams NOT come true. May things that you could never dream of happen to you!" - Sadhguru

Most of the time, when we dream of something that we want, we are also attached to the way that we get it. 

For example, if you wanted to attract a million dollars, you may think you need to win the lottery, get a new job or  rob a bank. In other words, we limit ourselves by our current experiences. 

However, the universe has no limits. What we may think we want, we might not actually want and something else better, may be waiting that we could never dream of.

For the past month, I've been dreaming of getting 1 thing for the office.

I was aware of the basics of the law of attraction so I wrote down what I wanted on a post-it note and placed it in the office where I could see it every day.

In my mind, it would be a long time before I could get it because I thought I would have to travel to the U.S. for it and I didn't know when the border would open again.

​One day, a hunch told me to check a website for what I wanted and I found it in Montreal! Someone had bought one, tried it and decided to sell it. I contacted this person, drove to Montreal and picked it up.

Not only that, the universe showed me how abundant it was and I was made an offer that I could not refuse.

I am so grateful to this experience and the reminder of how we can attract what we need in our lives and how it can show up in ways we never imagined was possible.

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